Diocese of Port Pirie

Dioecesis Portus Piriensis
Location
CountryAustralia
TerritoryYorke and Eyre Peninsulas, Flinders Ranges, Nullarbor Plain, and Mid and Far North regions of South Australia
Ecclesiastical provinceAdelaide
Coordinates33°10′46″S 138°00′29″E / 33.17944°S 138.00806°E / -33.17944; 138.00806
Statistics
Area978,823 km2 (377,926 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
Decrease 166,713
Decrease 28,653 (Decrease 17.2%)
ParishesSteady 23
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established10 May 1887 as Diocese of Port Augusta
7 June 1951 as Diocese of Port Pirie
CathedralSt Mark's Cathedral, Port Pirie
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishop-ElectKarol Kulczycki SDS
Bishops emeritusGregory O'Kelly SJ
Map
Website
http://www.pp.catholic.org.au

The Diocese of Port Pirie is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Australia. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Adelaide, erected in 1887 covering the Yorke and Eyre Peninsulas, Flinders Ranges, Nullarbor Plain, and Mid and Far North regions of South Australia, Australia.

History

The Diocese of Port Augusta was canonically erected by Pope Leo XIII on 10 May 1887, the same day the pope elevated the See of Adelaide to a metropolitan archdiocese and placed the new diocese in its province. On 5 August 1951 the seat of the diocese was moved from Port Augusta to Port Pirie, with the name of the diocese being also changed.[1]

Boundaries

Bishops

The following men have been Bishops of Port Pirie or any of its precursor titles:[2]

Order Name Title Date enthroned Reign ended Term of office Reason for term end
1John O'ReilyBishop of Port Augusta13 May 18875 January 18957 years, 237 daysElevated as Archbishop of Adelaide
2James MaherBishop of Port Augusta10 January 189620 December 19059 years, 344 daysDied in office
3John Henry NortonBishop of Port Augusta18 August 190622 March 192316 years, 216 daysDied in office
4Andrew KillianBishop of Port Augusta26 February 192411 July 19339 years, 135 daysElevated as Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide
5Norman Thomas GilroyBishop of Port Augusta10 December 19341 July 19372 years, 203 daysElevated as Coadjutor Archbishop of Sydney
6John Joseph Lonergan †Bishop-Elect of Port Augusta8 January 193814 July 1938187 daysDied prior to being ordained as Bishop
7Thomas Absolem McCabe †Bishop of Port Augusta13 December 193815 November 195112 years, 337 daysAppointed as Bishop of Wollongong
8Bryan GallagherBishop of Port Pirie13 March 195211 August 198028 years, 151 daysResigned and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Port Pirie
9Francis Peter de CampoBishop of Port Pirie11 August 198023 April 199817 years, 255 daysDied in office
10Daniel Eugene HurleyBishop of Port Pirie27 November 19983 July 20078 years, 218 daysAppointed as Bishop of Darwin
11Gregory O'Kelly SJBishop of Port Pirie15 April 20091 August 202014 years, 274 daysRetired
12 Karol Kulczycki SDS Bishop of Port Pirie

Coadjutor bishop

  • Francis Peter de Campo † (1979–1980)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

See also

References

  1. "The Diocese of Port Augusta". The Southern Cross. Adelaide. 10 August 1951. p. 12. Retrieved 14 October 2015 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Diocese of Port Pirie". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2007.
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